Baldor bench grinder, back from the dead
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Packard V8
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Some of us are weird that way. Buying a new tool or machine is not nearly as much fun as putting a few hours into bringing back one others have given up on.
A younger friend told me he buys new because he doesn't have time to fix old junk. I know for a fact he spends all his free time on video games, beer/joints and internet ****. (And no, none of the above are bad things; just not a high ROI.)
Yes, we'll have a few failures to thrive on the occasional project, but the time invested in old machinery is more interesting, educational and productive for some of us than his hobbies. Your opinions and results may vary.
jack vines
A younger friend told me he buys new because he doesn't have time to fix old junk. I know for a fact he spends all his free time on video games, beer/joints and internet ****. (And no, none of the above are bad things; just not a high ROI.)
Yes, we'll have a few failures to thrive on the occasional project, but the time invested in old machinery is more interesting, educational and productive for some of us than his hobbies. Your opinions and results may vary.
jack vines
Coaster Mech
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That is awesome. Thanks for sharing the rebuild process!!
Could be as simple as the wheel needing dressed. Do some investigating!
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I completely agree with you. I would much rather put my time into something tangible. Plus I just love working on things in general. Something about getting into the garage and Turning something worthless into something valuable and usable.
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Maui
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Nice work! Is that a Clausing 5419 lathe that you used to turn the shoulder down? I just bought one and will be bringing it home in the next month or so. How do you like it? I'm curious because I will need to break mine down and go through it to clean it up and adjust it. All of the gears look pretty good - no missing teeth. There is a set of 5C collets that came with mine, but the guy wasn't able to locate the draw bar. I figured I could make one without too much effort. It also has the taper attachment and it looks complete.
Maui
Maui
Yes it is. It's a great machine now that it's been gone thru. Unfortunately they are not as popular as their 5900 brother therefore information on them is not as prevalent. Check out my write up on restoring mine. I learned a lot of lessons along the way with that machine. Feel free to contact me with any questions also.
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=350220
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Maui
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Thanks! You will very likely be hearing from me. I contacted Clausing directly and they still sell parts for this lathe. They also sent me a copy of the parts manual for free. If you don't have a copy I can email you one.
Maui
Maui
The manual is very helpful, unfortunately it is vague on some aspects. If you would like to PM me, I would be more than happy to give you my personal number if you would like to have a phone conversation about the machine or issues you may run into in the future.
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Maui
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PM sent.
Maui
Maui
I decided the other day to go ahead and mount my bench grinder. Just before doing so, I started to install the wheels. During this, I realized that there was some axial Play in the shaft. I knew that there is a wave washer in the assembly so I expected some play, however when I placed an indicator on the end of the shaft I realized that the shaft did not return to its original position after shifting it to one side or the other. After taking a few measurements it looked to have about .013" backlash. At this point I decided to pop the motor apart and install another shim. I chose a shim that was .025". I am no motor or grinder expert, but most grinders and motors that I have disassembled usually have a slight bit of spring pressure on the wave washer, and the shim size seemed to achieve what I was looking for.
The grinder looks to have been taken apart before. I assume that someone either lost one of the shims, or since the shaft was bent the grinder would not spin with all the shims installed
After reassembly, I mounted the grinder to a cabinet that I have in the garage. It runs like a dream and I'm very excited to have it. In everything I have about $40 including paint, bearings, in the grinder itself.
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The grinder looks to have been taken apart before. I assume that someone either lost one of the shims, or since the shaft was bent the grinder would not spin with all the shims installed
After reassembly, I mounted the grinder to a cabinet that I have in the garage. It runs like a dream and I'm very excited to have it. In everything I have about $40 including paint, bearings, in the grinder itself.
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